Cail Rowan

@cailrowan.bsky.social

YA Fantasy | Drafting between worlds. Seeking representation #amquerying

Between work & just being absolutely exhausted from said job + other responsibilities, it’s been a slow start to writing this new #WIP …Like only 10 pages in a week slow 😭😭 but, 10 pages is still progress, right?… right??? -a tired, wannabe published author #amquerying

How do u tackle a new story that pops in your head? Do u sit down right away & start plotting, do u just get straight to writing & let the story come to u as u progress, or do u let the story marinate in your head for x amount of time before any of the above? #writingcommunity

I hope everyone who participated in #questpit had a good experience (and hopefully some agent likes)! I, unfortunately, didn’t receive any agent likes, but so many of you followed and supported me & that means a lot. Thank you 🙏 & I hope I didn’t miss anyone going through the lists!

I’m probably done posting this time around! I’ll still tune in throughout the evening and support where I can! Thank you everyone for all the support and follows today, this is the first pitch event that I received this kind of support 🥹 good luck to everyone!! 🤞🏻 #questpit

Bone Houses x House of Hollow Magic fades & Luna’s father vanishes into The Orade. With her friend Treasure, she crosses dangerous seas, survives ruthless sectors, & faces a dire magic-plague. The power inside her demands a choice: save him, save her best friend, or lose herself. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

THE HOUSEMAID X STILL BEATING What would you do if your marriage was slowly killing you? Would you suffer silently, honoring the vows you swore to uphold? Or burn it to the ground for a love that sets you free? #W #A #RF #T #questpit

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🌊An indentured servant w/ forbidden magic on the run after murdering her master ⚔️An exiled, magicless bounty hunter bound by debt to chase her United by vengeance and a plot that stretches across colonized islands, they must learn to fight together or let the world drown again. #QuestPit #A #W #F

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DIVINE RIVALS X TRAITOR BARU X MISTBORN 📋✨ The question isn't whether HR exists in a fantasy context—it's how could they not exist in a fantasy context? 📌Agent guide for THE DEPARTMENT OF BLACKMAIL & PAPER TRAILS pinned on profile. #questpit #F #RF #DF #Q #A

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DIVINE RIVALS X TRAITOR BARU X MISTBORN📋✨ Daphne Kaiser takes her job very seriously. ✅Babysit key leaders + their affairs ✅Dig up blackmail for leverage ✅Resuscitate ex-snipers with drug problems ⭕️Uncover govt-sponsored crimes 📌 Guide pinned. #questpit #F #RF #DF #A #Q

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As the daughter of the wealthiest khan in the north, Aylin knew she could never be a real apothecary. She earned her degree anyway. Now she’s a licensed chemist, engaged to a widowed khan...and in love with his children’s caretaker. Steeped in Turkic Mythology and folklore. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF

Slide 1 depicts a red-headed man and a dark haired woman about to kiss, with a gold border and purple roses around them. 

Text reads: QuestPit. The Night Chemist. Now querying 109k adult romantasy by Melissa Ivanco-Murray.The Hook. 

As the daughter of a khan, Aylin knew she could never be a real apothecary, but she earned her degree anyway. Now she’s a licensed chemist engaged to the widowed ruler of a powerful allied khanate, who happens to be her childhood sweetheart...and she just might be in love with his children’s caretaker.The Comps
 
1) A Fate inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen: speculative history vibes & hidden divine powers. 
2) Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry: slow-burn romance & altar diplomacy
3) Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross: contemplative tone, pacing, & childhood crushesThe Blurb. 

One title she was born with; the other, she earned. But she can’t keep both.

As the daughter of the wealthiest khan in the north, Aylin knew she could never be a real apothecary, but she earned her degree anyway. Now a licensed chemist, she plies her trade at her father’s court, brewing medicines for those who can’t afford them. Then the childhood sweetheart who ignored her for a decade barges back into her life. A widowed khan with a half-brother intent on stealing his crown, Ender needs her father’s support if he wants to pay his troops. Aylin agrees to the engagement in hopes the boy she knew survived inside the man he became, but she can’t shake the suspicion that Ender’s sweet promises mask a bitter poison. 

To keep herself busy at her new home, Aylin tutors Ender’s three young sons while befriending their caretaker, a mysterious former cavalry medic named Kian. When a rebellion at the border calls Ender away, delaying the wedding indefinitely, her friendship with Kian deepens into a romance that forces her to confront what she really wants. If she escapes with Kian, she could live a quiet life as an apothecary, but that would mean abandoning more than just her political responsibilities; she would have to leave behind the children she has come to love. Torn between desire and duty, Aylin only has until Ender’s return to decide not just which man she wants to be with, but which title she wants to keep: chemist or behi.
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#questpit #Q #PB HAVE YOU SEEN A EWE? If you’re a ram in the fall, you’d like to find one. Unfortunately, he can’t, and none of the other male animals he encounters have seen one either. A lyrical, funny, and educational peek into animal names in 360 words.